Framery Rolls Out Smart Office Pods with Auto Features

Framery, the Finnish office pod maker, has unveiled its first smart workspace solutions. The new “Smart Pods” series incorporates features usually found in premium automobiles, such as intelligent lighting, ventilation that adjusts based on occupancy, and soundproofing to muffle outside noise.

The four pod models – Framery One, One Compact, 4, and 6 – can receive automatic software updates via 4G technology. After analyzing over 10 million user sessions, Framery addressed common grievances like poor air flow and lack of privacy with automotive-inspired engineering.

The Smart Pods use millimeter-wave radar to detect occupants and adapt lighting and air circulation. Users can tweak settings manually too, with optimized modes for video calls or ambient lighting. The ventilation refreshes air every 60 seconds on average, while patented soundproofing blocks human speech frequencies.

Powered by an app, the Smart Pods enable room bookings via Microsoft or Google calendars. They feed anonymized data to facilities managers on office space usage patterns. The pods integrate with Framery’s overall workplace tech managing traditional meeting rooms.

Though packed with tech, the Smart Pods are up to 63% cheaper than building new rooms, per analysis by CBRE. They weigh 23% less due to recycled materials like wood, steel, aluminum and plastic textiles. Their lifecycle emits 30% less carbon with 100% recyclability.

“We want to create a new normal,” said Timo Inkinen, Framery’s head of product, stressing openness aids innovation. “Learning from each other is very important…That way, you can really make the world a better place.”